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Central Elem. School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2 E Springfield
Union, MO 63084
Phone
(636) 583-3152
District
UNION R-XI
County
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
604
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.3% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Central Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
62%
41%
57%
42%
67%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
44%
42%
44%
32%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
40%
52%
44%
42%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 21 3.5%
Kindergarten 103 17.1%
Grade 1 96 15.9%
Grade 2 104 17.2%
Grade 3 94 15.6%
Grade 4 82 13.6%
Grade 5 104 17.2%
Total 604 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.7% 95.7% 72.4%
Black 0.9% 0.7% 16.0%
Hispanic 4.0% 2.9% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.0% 45.4% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 38.4% 34.2% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.6% 11.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,935 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 143.1 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.2% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,345 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.7% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.7% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.5% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.6% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,893 $18,517,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $752 $2,363,000 5.9%
Staff $296 $929,000 2.3%
General Administration $697 $2,189,000 5.5%
School Administration $626 $1,968,000 5.0%
Operation $1,061 $3,335,000 8.4%
Transportation $538 $1,691,000 4.3%
Other $208 $654,000 1.6%
Total Support $4,179 $13,129,000 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,574 $8,089,000 20.4%
Total Expenditures $12,646 $39,735,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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